I have really been trying to make an effort to cover more NHRA this year so with nothing going on for the weekend I decided to make the trek up to Sonoma for the Fram Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway. I have been to this track several times to cover NASCAR but never for NHRA. [...]
Jul 30, 2009 | Categories: California, Drag Racing, Me, NHRA, Racing, San Francisco, Sports, Travel | Tags: 1/4 mile, 1000ft, Andrew Hines, Angie McBride, Antron Brown, Ashley Force, Bob Tasca III, Brandon Bernstein, burnout, camera, celebration, cleanup, clouds, cold, Cory McClenathan, crowd, Cruz Pedregon, Del Worsham, Douglas Horne, Drag Racing, dragster, ESPN, explosion, fans, finish line, Fire, flames, fog, funny car, Golden Gate Bridge, Gordie Rivera, Greg Anderson, Greg Stanfield, heatwaves, Hood, Infineon Raceway, interview, J.R. Todd, Jason Line, Jeg Coughlin, Jerry Toliver, John Force, Larry Dixon, Larry Morgan, launch, Matt Smith, Mike Edwards, motorcycle, NHRA, nitro, oil dry, parachute, pro stock, Rickie Jones, Robert Hight, Rodger Brogdon, Ryan Schnitz, safety safari, San Fransico, scooter, Sears Point, Sheriff, shutdown area, smoke, Sonoma, sparks, staging lanes, starting line, Steve Johnson, sunset, Tim Wilkerson, Tony Pedregon, Tony Schumacher, Toyota, trophy, V. Gaines, victory lane, wally, Warren Johnson, winners circle | 14 Comments »
Every year the cars and stars of the NHRA converge on Firebird International Raceway to test out their cars in preparation of the 2009 season which begins in two weeks. Preseason testing usually is the best time to get images of the drivers due to the small crowds and great access. Continue on to see [...]
Jan 29, 2009 | Categories: Drag Racing, Firebird International Raceway, Me, NHRA, Pocket Wizard, Portraits, Racing, Remote Camera, Sports | Tags: 1000ft, 20 mile remote, Antron Brown, Arizona photographer, Ashley Force, Brandon Bernstein, C6, chassis, christmas tree, corvette, Cory McClenathan, d3, D700, Del Worsham, Drag Racing, dragster, engine, exhaust, fans, finish line, Fire, Firebird International Raceway, firesuit, flash, funny car, gas mask, goodyear tire, grandstand, header flame, heat waves, helmet, how to, Jack Beckman, Jim Head, John Force, Larry Dixon, lights, Mark J. Rebilas, Matt Hagan, Mike Neff, Morgan Lucas, motorsports photographer, National Time Trials, NHRA, Nikon, nitro, nitromethane, parachute, photography, Pocket Wizard, pocketwizard, preseason, race track, reflection, Remote Camera, remote flash, Robert Benson, Robert Hight, Ron Capps, Rookie, smoke, Spencer Massey, starting line, Steve Faria, sunset, teacher, tech inspection, testing, Tony Schumacher, Troy Buff, warm up, will lester, wrinkle | 15 Comments »
